UNIT 7

KOMPETENSI DASAR
Membuat pesan-peasn pendek, petunjuk dan daftar dengan pilihan kata dan tata tulis yang berterima
Indikator:
• Menulis pesan pendek (SMS) kepada orang lain
• Memahami memo dari pimpinan
• Mencatat hasil pembicaraan, diskusi, rapat dsb.

Materi
- Writing Memo
- Personal letter
- Business letter
- Degrees of comparison

I WRITNING MEMO
Task 1
Read the memo below and then answer the questions

From : Mr. Rudy

Date : April 23, 2008
To : Mr. Harry
Subject : Annual Meeting

I’m writing to remind you that the annual meeting of the sales staff will be on
Monday, April 28, 2008. I want every one to be ready with ideas, strategies, and
sales forecast for next year. I will be out of town attending a conference on the
new product of LCD projectors in Osaka, Wednesday and Thursday. Remember
that next Saturday is a holiday. Therefore if you have something urgent to discuss,
please meet me on Friday, April 25.

Thank you.

Questions
1 Who writes the memo?
2 Why does he write the memo?
3 What is the memo about?
4 What should the sales staff do to prepare the meeting?
5 When will the meeting be held?

Task 2
Rearrange the memo below in a good order!

1. Please attend the meeting at Sheraton Hotel on the first of May, at 10 am, discussing
about the marketing of new product, I will be at a conference in Jakarta at that time. Let
me know the result of the meeting at the end of this week.
2. Memo
3. Subject : Meeting
4. From : Mr. Budiman
5. To : Miss Diana
6. Date : April 28, 2008
Task 3
1. Write a Memo to Eddy, asking him to come to the office on Monday, May 12, 2008 at
3.00 pm to arrange the proposal of study tour for next holiday.

2 Write a memo to your secretary asking her to arrange a report about the meeting with the
colleague in Singapore and must be handed on the 15th of May 2008
3 Write a memo to your marketing staff telling about the annual meeting and ask them to
hand their report at the meeting.

II WRITING LETTERS
Example of a personal letter

Mataram, December 15, 2007

To:
Father and Mother
In Surabaya

I’d like to thank you for giving me a chance to spend my vocation in Mataram. I stay
with my friend, Wiwin, and her parents. They are very kind to me. They have shown me
many interesting places. I love mataram, because the people are friendly and the town is
clean.
There are some tourist resorts around the town, we have gone there. We have gone to
Senggigi Beach. It is about 7 Km from town. The place is very beautiful, we can see beautiful
sunset there, and also we have gone to Narmada Park. We can swim and have traditional food
there. I hope we can go there together next holiday.
Wiwin’s parents ask me to stay in Mataram for a week so that we can see some more
interesting places there. If you don’t mind, I’ll go back home next Monday on the 18th of
December. How are grandma, grandpa and Uncle Paul?
All right mom, I think that’s all, bye and hope you are all very well, and see you next
week

Your daughter

Dina

Task 4

Now your turn to write a letter to your parents, you are in Jakarta to have a holiday and you
will go home next week on the 2nd of February 2008. Ask your father to pick you up at the air
port at 10 pm. Your flight will depart at eight pm

Task 5

You have one week holiday in Bali. You will go home on the tenth of January; the ship will
depart at eight in the morning.
Please write SMS to your brother asking to pick you up at Lembar.
III BUSINESS LETTER
1. Read the letter below and then answer the questions!

IRENE BOUTIQUE
Jl. Selaparang 24 Mataram
Telp/Fax: 0370 668743

August 12, 2007

Pt. Sunflower Garment

Jl. Leuwigajah 146
Cimahi 40532

Dear Sirs,

I’m interested in your advertisement in the newspaper about your new pullover products

I wonder if I could have three pieces of each color, size and model through the postal service.
I would really appreciate it if you could tell us the terms of payment and delivery.

I’m looking forward to hearing from you, preferably by facsimile.

Yours sincerely,

Irene Sulistyo

Manager
Questions:
1 Who writes the letter?
2 What is the letter about?
3 What does she order?
4 How does she want the order delivered?
5 Where did she get the information about the product?
2 Read the letter to answer the questions

PT. SUNFLOWER GARMENT

JL. LEUWIGAJAH 146
CIMAHI 40532

IRENE BOUTIQUE
Jl. Selaparang 24
Mataram, 83238

Dear Miss Irene,

In response to your letter of order, here with I inform you about the product and the prize. We
have three colors of the small size @ Rp. 35.000, 3 color medium @ Rp 45.000 and 2 colors
of the large size @ Rp 50.000. The payment can be transferred trough BCA Bank.

I’m looking forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,

Judy Wrdoyo
Marketing Manager

Task 6
Fill in the order form based on the letter:
Order form/invoice
Date, _____________
Mr./Mrs. __________
Note No__________
Qty Item Price Sub-Total

Total
Task 7
Read the letter below and then answer the questions

Dear Sir,

I have recently come from your Dewata Oriental tour – DT65/05, and I have a number of
comments I would like to make.

In general, the food was extremely poor, and the restaurant service is very slow. In one hotel
there was a problem of overbooking. After a long and tiring journey, we discovered that this
hotel no accommodation for us. We were transferred to another hotel on the outskirts of the
city. In your advertisement, you stated that all hotels were located in the city center.

In addition, I think your staff should have handled these problems in a better way. Some of
them were rather rude when complains were made.

Because of these problems, I think your company should consider appropriate refunds.

Yours truly

Anna Silalahi

Questions
1. Who is the letter probably sent to?
2 Why did Mss Silalahi write this kind of letter?
3 What did she complain about?
4 What did she demand from the tour?

Read the dialogue filling the order form below!

Task 8
AT TIARA DEPARTMENT STORE

Shop assistance : Good morning, can I help you?

Customer : Yes, I need some shirts, please.
Shop assistance : What size do you want?
Customer : Let me see the medium one
Shop assistance : Here is it the red one, it looks very nice and matches with your skin.
Customer : Can I try it on?
Shop assistance : Sure
Customer : I’m sorry, it looks good but it’s too small.
Shop assistance : Here is the large one, but we don’t have the same color?
Customer : Well, I’ll take the yellow and the white ones for the large size and how
much do they cost?
Shop assistance : Rp. 80.000 for both of them. Are there any things else, sir?
Customer : Can I have trousers, the black color, please.
Shop assistance : Certainly, what size do you wear?
Customer : I think no. 32. How much is the price, please
Shop assistance : Yes, here you are. It’s Rp 80.000. You can pay it at the cashier 2.
Customer : Thank you
You are as shop assistance; fill in the form below for the customer to be paid at the
cashier.
Order form
Date, _____________
Mr. /Mrs. __________
Note No, __________
Qty Item Price Sub-Total

Total
Task 9
Write a letter of order asking about 100 ex. of English books and 150 ex. of Mathematics for
SMK at ARMICO Jl. Madurasa Utara No. 10, Bandung, 40253. Your office is SMKN1 Jl.
Pejanggik No. 28 Mataram.

IV. LANGUAGE POCUS

DEGREES OF COMPARISON
Study the dialogue below

Riza : How would you like to travel, Andy?

Andy : I’d like to travel by plane. It’s the fastest way of traveling.
Riza : But I prefer traveling by ship. It’s more enjoyable than a trip by plane. We have
more friends on the ship.
Andy : I know. Do you think the fare for a trip by sea is as expensive as the fare for the
air travel?
Riza : Of course not. A trip by sea does not give the same pleasure as a trip by air.
Andy : But traveling by jet plane take you shorter time than traveling by sea.
Businessmen like traveling by plane.
Riza : You aren’t a businessman, remember. We are students. So it is no use arguing
about traveling by way.
Andy : All right. Let’s not waste our time. Studying English is much better than arguing
about nothing.

(Taken from Bahasa Inggris Umum I, Dept Pend & Kebudayaan)

To understand the dialogue, answer the questions below!

1 What are Andy and Riza?
2 What are they talking about?
3 Do you think traveling by air is more enjoyable than traveling by ship?
4 Is traveling by plane cheaper than traveling by sea?
5 Which do you prefer traveling by sea or by plane?
There are three types of comparison:
1. POSITIVE DEGREE OF COMPARISON
It is used to show that two things are equal. The form of equality in comparison of
adjectives in English is
- as.... as.

Example: Sri is 17 years old and Tika is 17 years old too.

Sri is as old as Tika

Dea bought an English book last night. It costs Rp. 25.000, my English
book is Rp. 25.000.
My English book is as expensive as Dea’s book

The negative form is:

.....not so.... as or
.....not as .... as

Example: Rini is not so claver as Raharjo, or

Rini is not as clever as Raharjo

- the same .... as

Example: My book is as expensive as Dea’s book or
My book is the same price as Dea’s book
expensive adjectives (kt sifat)
price noun (kt. benda)

Task 10
Write the sentences below showing equality. Use as...as or not as ....as

Example : My father was born in 1952 and my mother was born in 1952 (old)
My father is as old as my mother

My father was born in 1950; my mother was born in 1960 (old)

My mother is not as old as my father

1. Mr. Yani is 25 years old; Mr. Iwan is 25 years old (young)

2 My uncle has 3 cars; Mr. Rudy has 7 new cars (reach)
3 Tina got 8 in English test and Rina got 8 too (clever)
4 My sister and my aunt always get up after 7 in the morning (lazy)
5 I got 5 in mathematics test but Shinta got 3 (stupid)
6 It costs Rp. 400.000 to go to Jakarta by bus; if you want to go by train you only need
Rp. 300.000 (expensive)
7 The whether in Bandung is very cold; Malang is cold too (cool)
8 Yogyakarta is a big city. Mataram is a small city (big)
9 A storm is dangerous; a big wave is dangerous too (dangerous)
10 Bali post costs Rp. 3.000; Lombok Post is Rp. 4000 (cheap)
Task 11
Change the sentences below by using the same ........as
Example: My house is as big as Maya’s house (size)
My house is the same size as Maya’s house.
1 Anton is as heavy as Andy (weight)
2 Jl. Sriwijaya is as long as Jl. Majapahit (length)
3 My shirt is not as dark as yours (color)
4 That city is as far as my village from here (distance)
5 A bus is not as fast as an air plane (speed)
6 My dictionary is as thick as this encyclopedia (thickness)
7 Are your shoes as big as your brother’s? (Size)
8 Balinese dances are as beautiful as Javanese dances ( beauty)
9 Kintamani is as cold as Malang (whether)
10 My sister is as young as Santi (age)

2 COMPARATIVE DEGREE OF COMPARISON

It is used to show that 2 things are not the same. One is more than the other. The form
of comparative degree is:

- .......er than... ( for the adjectives that have one or two syllables
Example : Hanna is taller than christen
Budi is cleverer than Andy

- When the adjectives end in ‘y’, the comparative degree is expressed by changing
‘y’ to ‘ier’
Example : Jl. Pejanggik is busier than Jl. Sriwijaya
I’m happier today than I was last year.

- more.....than... ( for adjectives that have more than two syllables)

Example: TV programs are more interesting than radio programs.
My trousers are more expensive than yours.
Hadi is more careful in many ways than his brother.

- Exceptions
Some English adjectives have special comparative forms
Example: good better than
bad worse than
far farther than

Task 12
Put the adjectives between brackets in their correct forms to fit the following sentences.
Example: Suci is ..........(young) than Anita
Suci is younger than Anita
1 This painting is ....(attractive) than that one.
2 this exercise book is ....(good) than that note book
3 Mr. Wibowo’s explanation is ....(clear) than yours.
4 Soccer is ....(exciting) game than table tennis.
5 Some people are .... (healthy) than the others.
6 Is this room ....(large) than that one?
7 Going by plane is ... (comfortable) than going by bus
 8 But going by bus is ... (safe) than going by plane
9 Do you think that the air in the city is ...(bad) than the air in the village?
10 I think Denpasar is .....(hot) than Mataram.

Task 13
Write the sentences below in comparatives form.
Example: My mother is 50 years old and my father is 48 years old (old)
My mother is older than my father
1 My mother gets up at 5 in the morning but my father always gets up after six. (early)
2 My motorcycle costs Rp. 12.000.000 but the new motorcycle is Rp. 14.000.000
(expensive)
3 Riza was born in 1991; Danny was born in 1993. (young)
4 We need 2 hours to go to Mataram by bus but 3 hours by motorcycle. (fast)
5 I can do the English test well but I have many mistakes in Mathematics. (difficult)

3 SUPERLATIVE DEGREE OF COMPARISON

Superlative degree is the highest degree. It uses definite article ‘the’

- When the adjective consists of one or two syllables, the superlative degree is
formed by adding ‘est.’
Example: It is the tallest building in Mataram
An elephant is the biggest animal nowadays

- When the adjectives end in ‘y’ the superlative degree is formed by changing ‘y’ to
‘iest’
Example : Today is the happiest day for me. It is my holiday
I don’t know which the heaviest metal is.

- The superlative degree of more than two syllables uses ‘most’

Example: This painting is the most attractive of all in this exhibition.
Who is the most beautiful girl in our class?

- Exceptions
Special superlative form:
Good – better – best
Bad - worse – worst
Far - farther - farthest

Task 14
Put the adjectives between beckets in the following sentences in their correct form!
1 This is the... (expensive) book in my collection.
2 Ronny is the... (tall) boy in my class
3 The Borobudur is the… (beautiful) monument in Indonesia.
4 Which is the... (large) city in our country?
5 Who has the ... (expensive) hobby off all?
Task 15
Write the adjectives in brackets into the correct forms to fit the following sentences
Example: It is the ... (large) tree in our garden
It is the largest tree in our garden

I think this book is ... (good) than that one.

I think this book is better than that one.

My mother is as... (old) as my father

My mother is as old as my father

1 The newspaper is ... (cheap) than this magazine

2 Anita is ... (ambitious) student than her brother.
3 Have you ever seen ... (frightening) film in your life?
4 I think Senggigi Beach Hotel is as … (expensive) as Sheraton Hotel.
5 But Sheraton Hotel is the ... (interesting) one in Mataram.
6 My mother always gets up the ... (early) in my family
7 But my sister, Sunana, gets up the ... (late)
8 I always get up ... (early) than my father because I don’t want to go to school late
9 Do you think that a dog is ... (diligent) than a cat?
10 Some people is ... (healthy) than others.

ASSESSMENT

1. Arrange the memo below in a good order.

- The staff meeting will be held next Monday at 9 am. Please arrange the report about the
meeting in Singapore to be presented in the meeting.

- Memo

- Subject : Meeting

- From : Mr. Rudy

- To : Linda

- Date : April 15, 2008

2 Arrange the letter below in good order.

- Sincerely

- Winda

- Dear Mr. Rahmat

- Iwan Gunawan,
Arjuna Ceramic, Jl. Bima no. 315 Yogyakarta 31167

- INDO KARYA AGENCY

Jl. Pemuda 25 Mataram, 83238

- Thank you very much for the fast delivery of the pots we ordered. I, however, feel far
from satisfied as half of the pots are damage.
I would be grateful if you could send me new ones of absolutely no cost to replace the
damage ones. I would suggest that you handle the delivery more carefully to avoid
damage.

3 Read the dialogue and then fill in the order form.

Shop Keeper : Good morning, can I help you, madam?

Customer : Yes, I need 5 kg of sugar, 2 kg of flour, 2 box of Cocoa and 15
eggs
Shop Keeper : Anything else madam?
Customer : Do you have some butter, please?
Shop Keeper : Yes, how much do you need, ma’am?
Customer : just a kilo please. How much do they cost?
Shop Keeper : It costs Rp. 6500 for a kg of sugar, Rp. 7000 for a kg of flour, Rp.
15.000 for a kilo of butter, Rp. 6000 for a box of Cocoa and Rp.
12.000 for 15 eggs. Please pay them at cahier 3.
Customer : All right.

Fill in the order form!

Date, _____________
Mr. /Mrs. __________
Note No, __________
Qty Item Price Total

Total
4 Read the dialogue below and then write the message on the form below!

Receptionist : Good morning, Holiday Inn, can I help you?

Caller : Can I speak with Mr. George, room 234 please?
Receptionist : He has just gone out, do you have any message?
Caller : What time will he be back?
Receptionist : I’m not sure.
Caller : Will you ask him to call me at 678345, please?
Receptionist : Sure, may I have your name sir?
Caller : My name’s Rudy from Rinjani Tour and Travel
Receptionist : All right, I’ll tell him as soon as he comes back
Caller : Thank you and good morning.

WHILE YOU WERE OUT

DATE :
TO :
FROM :
OF :
PHONE NO :
MESSAGE :

RECEIVED BY :

5 Write the adjectives in brackets into the correct forms to fit the following sentences

1 Uncle Tom is ... (old) as my father

2 Tina always comes ... (early) than Jimmy
3 My father gets up the ... (late) in my family.
4 Jakarta is the ... crowded) town in our country
5 Do you think than English is the ... (difficult) subject to be learned?
6 I think mathematics is not as ... (difficult) as English.
7 What is the ... (easy) subject for you in your class?
8 I think biology is ... (easy) than mathematics because I like it and I want to be a doctor
9 Do you think than traveling by train is ... (comfortable) than traveling by bus?
10 Yes, but traveling by plain is the ... (fast)

SUMMARY
In this unit you have learned about;
- How to write a memo to some one
- arrange business letters and
- fill in the forms

You also learned about degree of comparison.

There are three types of comparisons, they are:
Positive degrees:
The man is as tall as our headmaster
Tian is as clever as Dina

Comparative degrees
My mother gets up earlier than my father
My house is larger than your house

Superlative degrees
I would stay at the most expensive hotel if I went abroad
Anton is the cleverest student in my class.

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EVALUATION TEST
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I. Choose the correct answer by writing A, B, C or D

1. I’ll celebrate my 17th birthday on Saturday next week. Will you come to the party?
a. Let me think it first
b. I’d love to but I’m sorry I’ll be in Surabaya at that time.
c. Sorry, I don’t like attending the party
d. It doesn’t matter. I’ll come if I have time.

2. We will have a holiday next Tuesday. What about going to the beach?
a. Great! That’s a good idea.
b. Who will go to the beach?
c. I’ll accompany you if I have time
d. I don’t like it.

3. Tom : I won’t go home this afternoon because I have many things to do.
Rini : Will you have lunch in the office?
Tom : No, I’d like….
a. having lunch at the office
b. to have lunch in a restaurant
c. to come earlier
d. I don’t want to have lunch.

4. Budi : I have nothing to do this evening. What’s your idea?

Rina : What about….
a. go to the beach
b. stay at home
c. going to the beach
d. to go fishing

5. My little sister will be one year old next Sunday and my father will… her birthday. Will
you come to the party?
a. celebration
b. celebrating
c. celebrated
d. celebrate

6. Indah : I don’t like to spend the holiday at home by doing nothing

Dewi : Why …?
a. don’t you go for a picnic
b. do you stay at home
c. don’t you stay with your friend
d. do you spend a holiday at home

7. Iwan : I didn’t have breakfast this morning, so I feel hungry now.

Tuti : Let’s … at the cafeteria.
 a. buy some book
b. go to the class
c. do the homework
d. buy some food

8. The room is dark. I can’t read the book. Will you…?

a. open the window
b. turn on the fan
c. clean the room
d. turn off the light

9. I left my pen at home. Can you …?

a. give me your pen
b. go to the shop
c. lend me your pan
d. take a pen

10. I feel thirsty. Could you give me a glass of water?

a. Thank you
b. Certainly
c. Not at all
d. It doesn’t matter

11. I’m very busy this morning. Can you help me to clean my room, Tia?
a. Yes, off course
b. It’s my pleasure
c. Don’t mention it
d. You’re welcome.

12. My motorcycle is broken. I must … it soon.

a. Repaired
b. Repair
c. Repairing
d. to repair

13. My father will … my old car because we need money to buy a house.
a. Sold
b. Sells
c. Selling
d. Sell

14. The teacher will have a meeting this morning so you may ….
a. go home now
b. going home now
c. goes home
d. have gone home.

15. Before going home you must … all the windows.

a. Closed
 b. Closing
c. Close
d. Closes

16. Can you help me to post the letter, please?

a. Sure I’m busy now
b. Sorry, I should attend a meeting now
c. Sorry I won’t
d. It doesn’t matter.

17. The computer is out of order. Could you help me … it?

a. to repair
b. to buy
c. to sell
d. to keep

18. Teacher : Who can do exercise 15?

Students : ….
a. Yes, sir
b. No one sir
c. Tommy, is absent, sir
d. The exercise is difficult

19. Can you do the test Tino?

a. My friend helped me to do it
b. No body can do it
c. The test is very difficult
d. Yes, I can although it’s difficult

20. Shall I post this letter, Mom?

a. No, thanks. I’ll do it myself
b. No, it’s not important
c. Yes, it’s my letter
d. Yes, I can do it.

II. Questions no 21 – 30, identify the underlined words that should be corrected, by
writing A, B, C, or D.

21. I’ll be 17 years old next Sunday. Will you comes to my party at seven p.m.?
A B C D
22. Thank you for the invitation, and Tom and I have to visit my uncle in Denpasar .
A B C D
23. Would you liked to see the movie with me next Saturday evening?
A B C D
24. The room is very hot. Will you opens the door, Tom?
A B C D
25. Can you helped me to type the letter for Mr. Rahmat and post it after word.
A B C D
26. Good morning students, look! The room is dirty. may you clean it before learning?
A B C D
27. You look so busy sir. Will I type the report for you?
A B C D
28. A : How about having lunch together?
A
B : Thank you for ask me, but I have to go with my parents.
B C D
29. Thanks for the invitation but I’m afraid I can’t come because my mother sick.
A B C D

LISTENING TEST
Listen to the dialogue from the tape recorder and then answer the questions about the
dialogue.
30. Can Tommy come to Susan’s house in the morning?
a. yes, he can
b. No, he can’t
c. Yes, he will
d. No he doesn’t

31. What time will Tommy come to Susan’s house?

a. at 10.00 a.m.
b. at 1.30 p.m.
c. at 2.00 pm
d. at 2.30 pm

Listen to the dialogue to answer the question no 33 – 35

32. Does Susan agree with the invitation?

a. No, she doesn’t
b. Yes she does
c. She has many things to do
d. She doesn’t want to go

33. Where will they go?

a. To the office
b. To school
c. To a cafeteria
d. To a library

34. Where is the location of the cafeteria?

a. On Jl. Nuri
b. Near here
c. In town
d. On Kenari street

Question 36, 37, 38 refer to the following letter

35. Who sent the invitation?
a. Rauf
b. Tom
c. Rachma
d. Ibra

36. Who sent the reply?

a. Rauf
b. Tom
c. Rachma
d. Ibra

37. What does Rachma plan to do with the children?

a. Stay with the family
b. Go to Jakarta
c. To be with Rauf
d. Go camping

38. What type of message is it?

a. A birthday card
b. A thank-you note
c. A dinner invitation
d. A get-well card

39. How did Tanya celebrate her birthday?

a. By having friends to dinner
b. By going sopping
c. By going out to a restaurant
d. By visiting Siva.

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